Balak Forename
25,588th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 33,467 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India
Balak Forename Definition:
Pay'-lak, one who lays waste, who laps. The son of Zippor, king of the Moabites, mentioned Num. xxii. 2, &c.; Rev. ii. 14.
Balak Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 96% | 31,719 | 1:38,301 | 5,293 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 670 | 1:265,021 | 10,359 |
| Nepal | 95% | 481 | 1:59,225 | 4,018 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 282 | 1:689,212 | 14,057 |
| Indonesia | - | 92 | 1:2,803,953 | 131,281 |
| Cameroon | 69% | 89 | 1:242,815 | 9,742 |
| Iran | 100% | 23 | 1:3,412,907 | 16,051 |
| Iraq | 100% | 14 | 1:2,501,276 | 13,388 |
| Papua New Guinea | 57% | 11 | 1:741,119 | 53,497 |
| Uganda | 100% | 10 | 1:4,095,692 | 39,987 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Turkey | 67% | 7 | 1:11,114,530 | 34,230 |
| Malaysia | 79% | 7 | 1:4,349,991 | 105,289 |
| Cambodia | 80% | 5 | 1:3,254,666 | 31,163 |
| Qatar | 100% | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 4 | 1:8,155,879 | 35,337 |
| Yemen | - | 3 | 1:8,765,584 | 9,038 |
| United States | - | 3 | 1:120,845,659 | 590,342 |
| Philippines | 100% | 3 | 1:35,336,492 | 343,681 |
| South Africa | 100% | 2 | 1:27,266,324 | 304,698 |
| Israel | 100% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Russia | - | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | - | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:11,551,019 | 3,224 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Georgia | 100% | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| England | 100% | 1 | 1:55,602,921 | 189,715 |
| Canada | - | 1 | 1:33,133,372 | 113,810 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
Balak (17,327) may also be a surname.
Balak Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Pay'-lak, one who lays waste, who laps. The son of Zippor, king of the Moabites, mentioned Num. xxii. 2, &c.; Rev. ii. 14.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: waster.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Balak Forename Popularity
Balak Demographics
Balak Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Sample size: 190 (2012)
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Phonetically Similar Names
Balak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balak in the Russian language | ||
| Балак | balak | - |
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